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wheresaldopa t1_j7n58nz wrote

Reply to comment by upghr5187 in Why does Amtrack service not extend to State College? by vortical42

Either that, or send the trains to Tyrone and connect to Harrisburg that way. Probably easier. That said, the spur line is ill-maintained jointed rail speed limited to 10-15 mph, as frequently tends to be the case with short line railroads all across the country. Amtrak service would demand significant upgrades, and the spur line doesn't even get close to downtown anyway.

I do think there would be some demand for train service to State College, if the number of Penn State students I've seen getting off the Amtrak in Tyrone and carpooling back to campus is anything to go by.

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SendAstronomy t1_j7nw5yj wrote

Connecting either to Tyrone or Lewistown would be great. Though the Amtrak service is already pretty thin. It would be tough to get the money to do this.

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